2016 UK greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to decrease from 2015

Reduction in emissions mainly due to a decrease in the use of coal for electricity generation

The UK is on track to meet the Second Carbon Budget

2nd Carbon Budget (2013-17) level

2,782 MtCO₂e

The second Carbon Budget figures will not be finalised until 2019.

Transport becomes the largest emitting sector of UK 2016 greenhouse gas emissions

Energy supply and business sectors delivered the largest reductions in emissions from 2015 to 2016

| Sector | 2015-2016 % change | 1990-2016 % change | |-----------------|--------------------|--------------------| | Energy supply | 17% | 57% | | Waste management| 5% | 70% | | Business | 5% | 29% | | Other | 10% | 75% | | Agriculture | 0% | 16% | | LULUCF | 4% | 590% | | Transport | 2% | 2% | | Residential | 4% | 13% |

LULUCF has a large decrease from 1990-2016 as emissions have gone from being a small net sink in 1990 (-2.1 MtCO₂e) to a much larger net sink of emissions in 2016 (-14.6 MtCO₂e).

Further information: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics Enquiries: ClimateChange.Statistics@beis.gov.uk Responsible statistician: Amanda Penistone Tel: 0300 068 8090